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Recognised as Colour

#2B5960

  • #2B5960
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B5960 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 89, 96 and HSL 188°, 38%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B5960#2B5960
HEX#2B5960
RGBrgb(43, 89, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.349, 0.3765
RGB percentages16.9%, 34.9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(187.9, 38.1%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 55.2%, 37.6%)
CMYK55.2%, 7.3%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,840,928
CSS custom property--colour: #2B5960;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D4A69F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525660no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5060no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#065D5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.6Dim grey · ΔE 18.7Teal · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Dark cyan · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60322B
Analogous#2B604C, #2B3F60
Triadic#602B59, #59602B
Split complementary#602B3F, #604C2B
Tetradic#4C2B60, #60322B, #3F602B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CC3CB
Lighter +30%#68B1BC
Lighter +20%#4B9AA6
Lighter +10%#3B7A83
Darker −10%#1B383D
Darker −20%#0B181A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A6671
Less saturated −25%#3C4C4F

Channel breakdown

R43
G89
B96
Red43 (16.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue187.92°
Saturation (HSL)38.13%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 59 · B 60

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